{"id":288718,"date":"2024-03-30T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T13:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=288718"},"modified":"2024-03-30T18:54:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T13:24:35","slug":"who-launches-covinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/who-launches-covinet\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO launches CoViNet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on WHO launches CoViNet<\/strong> has been created based on the article “WHO launches \u2018CoViNet\u2019 \u2014 a global laboratory to monitor emerging coronaviruses<\/strong><\/a>” published in “Down to Earth<\/strong>” on 30 March 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently launched a new network for coronaviruses, CoViNet.<\/p>\n

About CoViNet<\/h2>\n
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Description<\/strong>-It is a network of global laboratories with expertise in human, animal and environmental coronavirus surveillance.<\/p>\n

Objective<\/strong>-To identify and monitor potentially novel coronaviruses that could emerge shortly.<\/p>\n

Features<\/strong>–<\/p>\n

1) It currently comprises 36 laboratories from 21 countries in all six WHO regions.<\/p>\n

2)There will be 3 Indian laboratories namely; the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology in Pune, and the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute in this network.<\/p>\n

What is the significance of CoViNet?<\/h2>\n

1) It will have animal health and environmental surveillance. This will ensure timely risk assessment to feed WHO policies and\u00a0 support protective measures.<\/p>\n

2) It will support the building of more laboratories to monitor MERS-CoV and novel coronaviruses of public health importance In low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n

3) Data that will be generated through this network will guide the work of WHO’s Technical Advisory Groups on Viral Evolution (TAG-VE) and Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) and others. This will ensure that global health policies and tools are based on the latest scientific information.
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